Palettes / Colors / #BDEBCA
#BDEBCA — Pale Muted Green
#BDEBCA is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BDEBCA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BDEBCA is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EBBDDE; it also sits naturally between #C7EBBD and #BDEBE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDEBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 235, 202 |
| HSL | 137°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 137°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 14%, 8% |
| XYZ | 61.36, 74.50, 67.02 |
| Yxy | 74.50, 0.3024, 0.3672 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.16, -21.14, 11.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.31, -19.86, 10.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 92% · Blue 79%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDEBCA
.text { color: #BDEBCA; }
.background { background-color: #BDEBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDEBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 235, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(137, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDEBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 235, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDEBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 235, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDEBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDEBCA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BDEBCA
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Tones of #BDEBCA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBBDDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDEBCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDEBCA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BDEBCA: ·
How #BDEBCA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDEBCA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BDEBCA?
#BDEBCA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 189, 235, 202). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDEBCA?
#BDEBCA is RGB 189, 235, 202 — HSL 137°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 14%, 8%.
What colors go with #BDEBCA?
Its complement is #EBBDDE; analogous partners are #C7EBBD and #BDEBE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDEBCA for text?
Black text on #BDEBCA has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.